COLLEGE SWIMMING

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 59, 11 March 1937, Page 20

COLLEGE SWIMMING

ST. PATRICK'S SPORTS

The annual swimming sports of St. Patrick's College were held at Te Aro Baths yesterday. The weather was dull and an occasional shower tended to chill the ardour of the numerous competitors and their supporters. In a heat of the 25yds junior championship R. Hassett equalled the existing record of 15sec. The senior championship and Raymond Power Collins Trophy for the year was 'won by B. Sheehan, S. Quill being the runner-up. The intermediate championship was won by P. Travers with O. Gray as runner-up. The junior championship was won by L. Denton, the runner-up being R. Hassett. The detailed results are as follows:—

Senior Championship.—looyds freestyle: B. Sheehan, 1; S. Quill, 2. Time, 76sec. 50yds freestyle: B. Sheehan, 1; S. Quill, 2; B. Hughes, 3. Time, 32 4-ssec. 50yds breaststroke: E. McLaughlin, 1; B. Sheehan, 2. Intermediate Championship.—looyds freestyle: P. Travers, 1; O. Gray, 2. Time, 81sec. 50yds freestyle: P. Travers, 1; O. Gray, 2; C. Hutchison, 3. Time, 32 3-ssec. 50yds breaststroke: E. McLaughlin, 1; O. Gray, 2. Junior Championship.—2syds freestyle: First heat: Temm, 1; Newton, 2; Virtue, 3. Time, 15 4-ssec. Second heat:. Hassett, 1; Denton, 2; Lavin, 3. Time, losec. Final: L. Denton, 1; R. Hassett. 2; K. Lavin, 3. Time, 15 2-sser\ 50yds freestyle: L. Denton, 1; R. Hassett, 2; K. Lavin, 3. Time, 35 l-ssec. 25yds breaststroke: Newton. 1; G. Sheehan, 2; P. Lawlor, 3. Time, 21 2-ssec. OPEN EVENTS. Neat Dive.—P. Booth, 1; J. McNeil!, 2; K. Lavin, 3. 100 yds Handicap.—L. Denton (9sec), 1; B. Sheehan (scr), 2; P. Travers (2sec), 3. Won by 2 yards. Time, 79 l-ssec. 50yds Senior Handicap.—P. Travers (scr), 1; B. O'Connor (6sec), 2; B. Hughes (4sec), 3. Time, 32 3-sasc. 50yds Int. Handicap.—P. Travers (scr), 1; O. Gray (ssec), 2. Time, 33 l-ssec. ■ Novelty Horse Race. —The following qualified from heats and semi-finals: Hitchings, Arthur, Denton, Peters, Shepherd, Lawlor, Gray, O'Leary, Hughes, Werner, Faulkner, McLaughlin, Lonergin, Aldridge. Final: Lawlor, 1; E. McLaughlin, 2; Hitchings, 3. Mystery Novelty Race.—The following qualified from heals: —Lawlor, Hitchings, Werner, Hughes, Buckley. Final: Hughes, 1; Lawlor, 2; Werner, 3. Inter-club Relay Race.—Kori-Poi (Quill's)., 1; Marae (O'Connor's), 2; Pungarehu (Scambary's), *.